Correlation Study Between Age and Level of Education with the Act of Consuming Iron Tablets in Teenage Girls to Prevent Stunting in Gresik Regency

Authors

  • Berliana Farah Yanisah
  • Mohammad Zainal Fatah

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v16i4.18558

Keywords:

stunting, iron tablets, anemia, teenage girls

Abstract

Introduction: Indonesia is ranked 5th in the world with a stunting prevalence of 37%. Pregnant women who are
malnourished and anemia are one of the causes of the birth of stunting children. Anemia can be prevented by
regularly taking iron tablets since adolescence. This study aimed to analyze the correlation of age and level of
education with adolescent girls in consuming iron tablets to prevent stunting in Gresik Regency.
Methods: This type of study is an observational-analytic with a cross-sectional design. The sample of this study was
310 teenage girls who went to school in the Gresik Regency area with proportionate stratified random sampling
technique. Data were collected using online questionnaire which refers to the theory of planned behavior. The
independent variables in this study were age and level of education the teenage girls. The dependent variable
was the act of consuming iron tablets in teenage girls. Pearson correlation coefficient was used to measure the
correlation between independent and dependent variables.
Results: The results of the pearson’s r analysis showed that there is an influence between age and the act of
consuming iron tablets (p = 0,009). The influence between level of education and the act of consuming iron tablets
was also signficant (p = 0,013).
Discussion: The results of this study indicate that age and level of education are related to the act of consuming
iron tablets in teenage girls. This means that support from a positive surrounding environment is needed so that
the consumption of iron tablets in teenage girls can be better and the incidence of stunting in the future can be
reduced.

Author Biographies

  • Berliana Farah Yanisah

    Student at Faculty of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Population Biostatistics, and Health Promotion, Faculty of Public Health, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia

  • Mohammad Zainal Fatah

    Lecture, Department of Epidemiology, Population Biostatistics, and Health Promotion, Faculty of Public Health, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia

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Published

2022-10-10

How to Cite

Correlation Study Between Age and Level of Education with the Act of Consuming Iron Tablets in Teenage Girls to Prevent Stunting in Gresik Regency. (2022). Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 16(4), 150-153. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v16i4.18558